NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

John manages Acumen Fund’s Global Fellows Program and leads Acumen’s influence and policy strategies in Washington, DC. Prior to Acumen Fund, John worked as a program analyst at the U.S. Department of Justice, managing $17 million of U.S. foreign assistance funds for rule of law development programs throughout Africa and the Middle East. He later served as a senior policy analyst in the Office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York City. He has researched at the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment, a joint center at Columbia University’s Law School and the Earth Institute, and consulted for TechnoServe in Ethiopia. John holds a BA from Middlebury College and a Masters of International Affairs in Economic and Political Development from Columbia University.